find/take shelter
idiom
: to go somewhere for cover and protection from danger, bad weather, etc.
They found/took shelter in a cave during the storm.
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On Friday afternoon, severe storms fired up in northeastern Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas that led to multiple tornado warnings and some observed tornadoes, forcing people to take shelter.
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Hanna Park, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2025
If reaching a safe shelter is not possible, either crouch down in your car and shield your head, or leave your vehicle and find shelter in a ditch or ravine.
—Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2025
More organisms than just bees take shelter in old plant debris.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 27 Mar. 2025
Carlsbad accepted a $3 million grant from the state’s Encampment Resolution Fund in February to help find shelter for homeless individuals and families living in their vehicles in the Village, Barrio and beach neighborhoods.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
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Hanna Park, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2025
If reaching a safe shelter is not possible, either crouch down in your car and shield your head, or leave your vehicle and find shelter in a ditch or ravine.
—Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2025
More organisms than just bees take shelter in old plant debris.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 27 Mar. 2025
Carlsbad accepted a $3 million grant from the state’s Encampment Resolution Fund in February to help find shelter for homeless individuals and families living in their vehicles in the Village, Barrio and beach neighborhoods.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Find/take shelter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/find%2Ftake%20shelter. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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